MUMBAI: Bigg Boss grandfinale winner and actress Gauhar Khan said her journey inside the Bigg Boss house was nothing less than dangerous.

“My journey in the Bigg Boss house has been dangerous. It has actually been a roller-coaster ride,” she said.

“It’s a dream come true. I feel lucky, honored and happy to win the show. The 15 weeks of hard work paid off and I feel on the seventh heaven right now,” she said.

“I gave more than 100 percent in the past 15 weeks and I am really proud of it. I did whatever I felt is right and stood by it.”

Gauhar said she was not sure of victory when she was pitted against co-contestant Tanishaa Mukherjee after other finalists Sangram Singh and Ajaz Khan had bowed out of the contest.

“When the four (Sangram Singh, Ajaz Khan, Tanishaa Mukherjee) of us were there in the house, I was confident that I would win. I wanted to win the show, but I did not expect it,” Gauhar told PTI.

“But when Tanishaa and I were left, I did not expect to win. When I saw her mother Tanujaji, I felt the game is over for me... she (Tanishaa) has won. Considering a legend like Tanujaji came on the show, I felt its her (Tanissha) trophy,” she said.

“But I was shocked when I was announced as winner...couldnt believe. The feeling is sunk in now and I am jumping with joy looking at the line-up of contestants this season like Kamya Punjabi, Shilpa Saklani, Andy, Kushal Tandon were strong contenders,” she said.

She won Rs.50 lakh in cash and a trophy after managing to stay in the house with other contestants for 104 days.

She said she will not lie about her relationship with co-contestant Kushal Tandon. “My relationship with Kushal is what it is. I am not going to camouflage it or lie about it outside the Bigg Boss house.”

“In the first week of the show, he (Kushal) said he did not like the way Armaan spoke to me. I liked that he stood for me...that time we were friends. Very few people declare it, we did it, and now we will see how things work out from here on,” Gauhar said.

The actress, who has been part of movies like Game and Ishaqzaade, spent 103 days in the “Bigg Boss” house and describes her journey as a “roller-coaster ride.”

One thing that the 29-year-old did not like during her stay was when the other contestants became judgmental about her.

“The toughest part for me was being judged — people judging me for what I do, calling me fair and unfair. They even judged my relationship with Kushal and said that it was for the cameras,” she said.